Sharon received her STOTT PILATES® certification in 2009 and became a STOTT PILATES® Instructor Trainer in 2012.  Sharon’s interest in movement began with dance, and over time evolved into a career in health and fitness.  After completing a bachelor and post graduate diploma in commerce, Sharon’s professional career specialized in sports product/apparel design and manufacture.  Sharon is now the owner of Core Pilates Studio in Auckland New Zealand, where she teaches and trains instructors in the STOTT PILATES® method from Australia and New Zealand.  She has a wealth of experience training clients with post-rehab needs and athletic conditioning.  

Shauna was first introduced to Pilates in 1999 as a rehab option and fell in love with the exercise.  Shortly thereafter, while completing her BA at Drury University, she began the process of becoming a STOTT PILATES^® Certified Instructor.  She received her Full Certification in 2002, and the next year was designated as an Instructor Trainer. Shauna is the proud owner of The Bodysmith, a Pilates and fitness studio in Springfield, Missouri, where she teaches courses, workshops, privates, and group classes.

As Senior Program Director, Education and Master Instructor Trainer for STOTT PILATES®, Stefania Della Pia oversees the growth of the Instructor Trainer program and global implementation of training and certification programs.  In addition to teaching Pilates for the past decade, she has represented the company internationally in more than 14 countries on 5 continents as a presenter, trainer and examiner.  Stefania is certified as an ACE Personal Trainer and a Can-Fit Pro Personal Trainer Specialist.

A professional ballet dancer for more than 12 years, Stephanie was introduced to the STOTT PILATES^® method during her rehabilitation from a back injury. After retiring from the stage in 2001, Stephanie worked as a ballet instructor and an administrator in the Classical Ballet Training Program at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.  Her desire to give the students in the program the valuable benefit of Pilates prompted her to become a STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor.  In 2003 she founded Pilates Movement Studio and became an Instructor Trainer for STOTT PILATES in 2008.

With over 10 years of experience in the fitness industry, Tara brings a dynamic style of teaching to her STOTT PILATES^® instruction and is known for her precision, patience and guidance when training students. Tara graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1999 with a BSC in Fitness Management, and has worked at a variety of elite facilities throughout the United States. Tara became STOTT PILATES Certified in 2002, before becoming a Certified Instructor Trainer in 2003. In 2006 she moved to New York City to help pioneer and oversee the STOTT PILATES Corporate Training Center where she works training and examining students in the New York area.  Tara is the proud owner of a Pilates and Yoga studio in Cold Spring, NY and is an experienced ACE Personal Trainer and Mad Dogg Spinning^® Instructor.